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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 44, 21 January 1926, Page 6

Several Carterton residents this week were fined 10s and 1 1 s (3d costs on a charge of having wasted water by allowing taps to run attended.

The conference arranged to meet at Wellington in connection with motor competition in the transport business lias been postponed until February 9. The original date was found to clash with the conference of the Municipal Association.

Although the search for James Oliver Scott, who was missed from Castlecliff beach on Sunday evening, and is supposed to be drowned, was continued throughout yesterday with unceasing vigilance, no trace of the missing man was found. The extreme dryness of weather conditions is causing a deal of apprehension amongst farmers on account of the lightning rapidity of the spread of grass fires, states the Wairarapa Daily News. On a day of this week there were three outbreaks at Clareville. In one case strenuous work was necessary.

“Children are the worst offenders,” said a councillor at a Stratford County Council meeting when the matter of repairs to a bridge was brought before the meeting and it was stated that planks were missing. “Whenever a plank becomes loose,, the children puli it up and throw it in the river for the fun of seeing it float away,” he added.

“The time is opportune for a general clean-up now that we are dividing the county into two instead of seven ridings,” said Cr. Campbell, chairman of the Oroua County Council, at yesterday’s meeting, when the question of suing for all outstanding rates was under discussion. It was decided to proceed against all defaulters.

A married man named J. W. Schofield was drowned in the Auckland harbour while fishing from a dinghy moored to a launch. The _ sea was choppy and the dinghy capsized. A mail aboard the launch jumped in to the rescue, but became exhausted in the rough water, being forced to regain the launch. Schofield grasped a rope thrown from the launch, but then let go and sank. Deceased was a meat canner employed by the Auckland Meat Company. The Taneatua railway, station was officially opened yesterday by Mr F. I'. Ftockly, M.F., in the presence of a large assemblage of visitors and residents (.states a Wliakatane telegram). A special train brought 200 people from Tauranga and wayside stations. Mr Hockly congratulated tlie district on having a railway running tmougli tho fertile Opouriau Valley. Congratulations were also offered by Mr C. F. MacMillan, M.F., members of local bodies and Mr Sullivan (Mayor of Wliakatane).

There were no pictures shown at tho Opera House last night owing to the programme arranged for, “The Minding Stair,” bein overcarried by the railway on Tueso-.y as far as Auckland and, until its arrival in Palmerston North last evening, too late for showing, no one at tho railway offices could say where it liad gone. Mr Bennett had to turn hundreds of people away through not knowing when the belated programme would reach here, though lie liad sufficient film on hand to carry on with if ho had been notified on what train it would arrive.

The official opening of the municipal buildings erected by the Borough of Levin took place yesterday afternoon, Mr J. Linklater, M.P., declaring them open in the presence of a large assembly of citizens and visitors. The buildings cost £29,400 and include a block of administrative offices for the three local bodies centred in Levin, namely, the Horowhenua County Council, the Horowhenua Power Board and Levin Borough Council. Another feature is a modern theatre to seat 1000 people, with a large social hall. Live shops, with several offices, are included in the block. The revenue is already sufficient to cover the interest on the loans. Frank Patrick Fleetwood and Archibald John Bryant appeared at the Wellington Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with the theft of cups and trophies, valued at £75, from the Wellesley Club, Wellington. In addition Bryant, who is aged 23, was charged with stealing two gold cigarette cases, the property of members of the Empire Press delegation. Bryant pleaded guilty, and on the charge of stealing from the club was sentenced to nine months’ gaol with hard labour, and on the charge of stealing the cigarette cases was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment on each count. Fleetwood maintained a stout denial of the whole affair, reserved his defence and was committed for trial.

Ladies’ frocks in the now nil crush linen, round nock, short sleeves, trimmed drawn thread work, finished narrow belt; usual price 425; sale price 32s 6d; colours, white, mauvo, cinnamon and ease. —Coilinson and Cuimighamo, Ltd. —Advt.

A petition in bankruptcy has been filed by George Spinley. motor body builder, of Palmerston North. The City of Auckland loan of £400,000, at 5 per cent, issued at 97, has been underwritten, states a London cable. Some 36 Auckland swimmers spent a few hours in town to-day. They arrived by the Main Trunk express, and left later for Napier to attend the swimming championships there. Last evening a train arrived from the Main Trunk line consisting of over 50 wagons conveying pigs, sheep and timber. As it passed through the Square its length caused comment

Four truck-loads of Angora goats were this week railed from the Wliangamomona district to Eskdale, Hawke’s Bay, states an Eltham exchange. They are to be used in eradicating blackberry. A meeting was held at the Kopano. School last evening to discuss the quetion of tho school picnic. There was a large attendance, and a general committee was appointed to make preliminary arrangements. Tho date for the outing will also have .to bo decided by tho committee. A 10ft. shark was seen swimming in shallow water about fifteen yards out from the Esplanade at Petone yesterday. Three rifle shots disabled the shark, which was towed to the shore and promptly dispatched. A similarsized shark was seen last evening cruising slowly along near the surface of tho water close to Taranaki street wharf, .Wellington. Members of tho Central Committee, supervised by Messrs F. Plycroft and W. Mayes have been engaged for the past few days in concreting work about tho school grounds. A considerable area between tho infants’ department and the main building has been dealt with and the working bee was busily engaged to-day in widening paths and also in concreting the yard fronting one of the shelter sheds.

A further draft of boys from England for Flock House was expecteiUut Auckland by the liner Arawa to-day. Mr T. 11. Lees, managing trustee of the N.Z. yheepowners' Acknowledgment of Debt to British Seamen Fund, left yesterday for tho northern city to meet tho lads and accompany them on their journey to Flock House, which on this occasion will be by train to Marton and thence to the estate by motor.

“Why is it that all conferences are being held in Dunedin this years'” asked Mr C. H. Burnett, at yesterday's meeting of tho Wanganui Hospital Board. “It is quite apparent the exhibition is tho reason,” responded Mr T. H. Battle. Dr. Skerman thought the expense of sending a delegate to the Hospital Boards' Association’s conference, when the conference was so far away, was not worth the return that would be secured.

Castleclifl’ has had an epidemic this season of washhouse chimneys blocked by starlings’ nests. One householder has been driven to desperate measures. Ho tried to poke the nest out, and failed. He poured down kerosene, followed by hosts of matches, but in vain. And now he is patiently playing the hose down the chimney, trying to sluice out the obstruction by slow degrees (states the Wanganui Chronicle).

At yesterday’s meeting of the Wanganui Education Board it was mentioned that several of the pupils of country schools in tho board's districts had won junior national scholarships at tho recent examinations. In one instance a grade 1. school had proved successful. The board expressed satisfaction at tho results achieved, and decided to compliment both the scholars and the teachers of the small primary schools on their success.

"When a Raetihi district school made application to yesterday’s meeting of the ’Wanganui Education Board for provision for the conveyance of 19 children to school it was stated that a motor driver had offered to make all arrangements in this respect for 35s per day. Members considered that the figure was out of tho question, and the quotation was four times in excess of the regulation allowance. It was decided to refer the matter back to the committee whence the application had come.

It was reported at yesterday’s meeting of the Wanganui "Education Board that forty-seven pupil teachers in the district would be admitted to the ’Wellington Training Colleges this year, while five would go to Auckland and one to Christchurch. Two other cases were doubtful, while nine pupil, teachers liad failed to qualify—seven by examination and two by unsatisfactory reports. This percentage was satisfactory, and the majority of those who had failed to qualify were serving at country sc.iools.

At an evening meeting held by the Hawera Amateur Athletic Club this week, states an exchange, one of the local athletes, Stanley Lay, threw the javelin a distance of 178 ft. lliin. Application will be made in duo course to the council of the N.Z.A.A.A., to have the distance passed as a new record for this event. The New Zealand record for the javelin throw is 172 ft. lin., which was established by E. G. Sutherland in 1921. Tile following year Sutherland broke the existing Australian and New Zealand record by throwing the pointed shaft 174 ft. lOin, which up until now had not been bettered. The holder of the world’s championship for the javelin throw is J. Myyra, of Finland, who in 1919 recorded the remarkable throw of 216 ft. lOJin.

A find of a nugget of gold, weighing 2oz. 9dwt., by Mr Rasmussen, is reported from the Moonlight district, says the Greymouth correspondent of the Christchurch Press. The gold is a very rugged piece, nearly two inches in length and oval in shape. A piece of rich-looking quartz, carrying visible gold was also discovered by Mr Rasmussen in the same locality. Tl.ie Moonlight district has been the location in past years of the discovery of many valuable nuggets. Two golddiggers, over a quarter of a century ago, unearthed one of the richest pieces of gold ever found on the. West Coast. The theory of experts is that the nuggets have become detached from a rich quartz reef, but where the reef is located is still one of the many mysteries associated with the hidden treasure which remain to be solved.

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Eleven hundred dozen preserving jars this season at Collinson and Son's. The jars aro the best procurable being the wellknown “Mason Bell’ brand and tho “Bominion.” These aro both rcaliy g-ood makes, having been on tho N.Z. market for several seasons; they have stood the tost of time, and are thoroughly reliable. Pints, quarts, half gallons, jelly jars and tumblers.—Collinson and Son, Broadway and JC irJorflWAV.'— .AdvL.